GH Alan & Monica 9-5-80 - Monica talks to Howard about a divorce

[@erroljr.7480]

Amazing how Monica lives in that house.. And continues living there 42 years later. Ive been watching since 1978... Before the house was built! RIP Stuart Damon!

[@GHRickLesley]

Me too! Back when they lived in the penthouse before Tracy came to town!

[@Babygirlly555]

She owns the house now. Alan eventually gave it to her.

[@rebeccakleitz3177]

@@Babygirlly555 It's always been hers. He built it for her. I remember watching them talk about it before it was built!

[@ExDrumMajor80]

This aired on the day that I was born! WOW!

[@serenade1275]

Speaking for myself, I am not color-blind. I had the biggest crush on Stuart Damon and had a huge collection of posters/photos of him on my bedroom wall back in the 80's. OMG he was soooo beautiful. Look at that sexy twinkle and sparkle in his eyes. I remember rushing home from school just so I could see him on GH. Oh how I would have loved to be Monica for one night! This man is absolutely gorgeous.

[@MsChemicalEngineer]

serenade1275 He also played Prince Charming in a production of Cinderella, where Walter Pidgeon played the King. He was much younger, but still really attractive!

[@bajanconji6553]

@@MsChemicalEngineer Yes he is absolutely breathtaking!

[@nanatimberlake2591]

Me too 😊

[@GHRickLesley]

I agree...............I was always team Alan. I know murder is not ok, it is just a soap but it wasn't just like Alan was a psycho it was the slow build that made him that way over the course of time and after all of Monica's lies, wanting Rick and then getting Rick then lying about the baby. I didn't blame Alan in the least. It was a momentary lapse of reason by someone pushed over the edge. I miss Alan a LOT!

[@bajanconji6553]

Alan is so devastatingly handsome! From the 9:10 minute mark I would've tackled him in a heart beat! Absolutely luscious!

[@rebeccakleitz3177]

That HAIR!!!

[@reedasmallwood3298]

So very handsome 😙 R.i.h.💜😇😇😇🙏🏿

[@michelekate8567]

This clip is a little gem..After watching these old eps the past few months, despite all the theatrics, I really think Monica wanted to move back into the Q mansion which is the reason the taped confession was suddenly forgotten. Monica didn't go off the deep end like Alan did, although her lying and cheating was pretty bad in itself, but deep down she was just as troubled and desperately wanted a family. The Q's may have been dysfunctional but they filled a huge need for her. She was infatuated with Rick but he was a selfish guy himself and was not going to fill all her needs.

[@GHRickLesley]

I agree. I cannot imagine Monica being ANYONE but a Q. Monica had a mother/daughter relationship with Lila. Edward respected her, I always felt like she and Edward #1 were always in sync long before Alan caught up with them. As for Alan and Monica their fights were fun & explosive but when it got down to tenderness Monica could go there sometimes and Alan was so caring to her especially the breast cancer storyline. So many great stories in the 80s & 90s with these two together.

[@michelekate8567]

GHRickLesley Yes in many ways Monica was more of a daughter to Edward and Lila than Tracy was and I loved Tracy too (1978-80 version). I missed so many of those later stories...stopped watching GH about the time DA left the show. Thanks to generous folks like yourself, many of us have been able to watch the clips. That cancer s/l made me cry...so much heart in that story. Thanks again for posting your classic clips.

[@LynnEllingwood]

MicheleKate Yes, Monica and Alan kept me going while all the other storylines and actor washed away.

[@MsTexas73]

I agree you guys! Monica proved herself a Quartermaine LONG before she herself realized she belonged with them and with Alan. I loved how she and Edward were always a step ahead of Alan. But I also loved that Lila pretty much knew her better than any of them. MicheleKate...exactly. Monica's need to fill the void of a real family who loved her and took her for what she was was fulfilled when she married Alan. Rick would have NEVER been able to keep up with her. And she would NEVER had stood by while Rick continuously tried to 'save the world' the way Lesley did.

[@nanatimberlake2591]

That's was so funny 😂 Alan 😂

[@Ordinaryfool]

First, Stuart was so handsome here... What was Alan to do? Just let Monica leave with AJ after what she did to him and AJ and the Q family? Ok, he tried to murder her and Rick, but the way the two of them where willing dump and lie to Alan/Lesley to get what they wanted...I didn't blame him. Especially since Monica knew even then the fact that Alan's pain was due to disappointing Lila and the criticism of being helpd as a fool by Edward. Alan had no reason to let AJ go with Monica.

[@Ordinaryfool]

I miss Alan too. Today, AJ is in serious trouble with his alcohol relapse. Carly is using her past experience to help her sons, wouldn't it be perfect to have Alan and Monica doing the same for AJ? Alan's gone - so its up to Monica to help. Like Lila guided and helped. This is the year of the homage...so it would be perfect for Monica to connect with AJ about mistakes that brought them to this point..and also discus her and Alan's pain that lead to addictions. Its a grand writing opportunity!

[@bajanconji6553]

Hey Monica! If you don't want Alan, I will be happy to take him off your hands!

[@lb1262dt]

Lol!!✌️😄❤️❤️❤️. Me & You Both!! Hubba Hubba!!✊😀✊!!!

[@victoriaindigo]

Nothing like the Bates Motel, er I mean the Q mansion, by candlelight in a storm!

[@jasoncarly]

Aww baby AJ! Damn you Sonny!

[@cytforeva]

I never realized til now Carly and an were like Monica and alan. He forced her to live with him too.

[@MsTexas73]

@Ordinaryfool... that was such a missed opportunity and a waste of SK's time on GH. And a wasted opportunity to use LC's acting chops to the max. Imagine had they written something like that...rating would've been ridiculous!

[@admetric]

The Alan/Monica/Rick/Leslie was the last adult story line before Gloria Monty targeted teenage girls with the ridiculous Luke and Laura storylines and gangsters took over.

[@GHRickLesley]

@Love Joy this was my favorite story ever!

[@admetric]

@@GHRickLesley my fav is The Susan Moore Murder Mystery.

[@MrJuly1990ish]

Whatever happen to Howard Lansing? I mean, the character just seem to have disappeared from Port Charles out of nowhere during this time. No explanation, no goodbye, no fan fare, nothing! Strange how he just vanished and was never seen or heard from again. On a serious note, did this actor, who played Howard Lansing die in real life? Just curious, never saw him in anything else after GH.

[@GHRickLesley]

There is an episode where he is leaving and is saying his goodbyes. I think it is a 1982 episode he moves to England to be with his lost love Dorey.

[@LynnEllingwood]

GHRickLesley They always move to Europe. Why not California? Lol!

[@serenade1275]

Lynn Ellingwood Thank you for liking my comment, Lynn. I meant every single word. Alan Quartermaine is delicious! It's nice to know that there are still fans of GH besides myself. Keep smiling.

[@LynnEllingwood]

I always liked him too. Hate the way soaps have dumped their older workers and the sad thing is that when they bring them back, the ratings, even looking at the ages 18-49 they love, go up, not down. The younger actors they hire aren't keeping anyone watching.

[@GHRickLesley]

Lynn Ellingwood He ends up moving to England to get back together with Dory. Dory was his girlfriend in 78 and she left for her homeland, England. I liked Howard too and wished Lesley would've given him a chance when Rick was being a D*ck

[@ritasmallwood3032]

R.i.h.😭😭😭😭😭😭💯🥀🙏🏿😢😢😢🕊️🕊️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌼🌹🌹🌹